Witness History: Archive 2011 - Hungarian uprising of 1956

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Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest on 4 November 1956 ending a shortlived popular uprising

For six year old Miklos Gimes it would mean his last meeting with his father - and exile.

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Published on Thursday, 3rd November 2011.

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